Date: November 8, 1965
Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office. Date: March 6, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965National Congress of American Indians Testifies Against Colville Termination, April 7, 1965People’s…
South Vietnamese Prime Minister Trần Văn Hương is removed by the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh. Date: January 27, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Canada Adopts Maple Leaf Flag, Replacing Red Ensign, February…
Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the crewed Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Date: February 17, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth. Date: July 14, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000. Date: November 27, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅…
Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election. Date: February 12, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Vietnam War: First US Bombardment of NLF Targets in South Vietnam,…